ESM Impressions

[dasadrew]

Just got back from ESM in Cologne. A really great do. Met lots of great people - opened up a new dimension of Stag ownership for me aside from the forum! Swelteringly hot though!

I couldn't attend all events, but my impression was great hospitality and really well organised!

A couple of happy snaps from the final farewell car park.

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[Greenstag]

Hi Drew

Did you meet any of the Dutch SOC?

Dave

[dasadrew]

Hi Dave - not to talk to, but there were plenty there! There were just too many people to talk to everyone - I reckon it must have been about 150 people! Got some good tips from the German Stag "Guru"!

Drew

[Greenstag]

Hi Drew
Just thought I recognised the guy far left in first pic (red trousers). More from his build and attire than anything else!
Dave

[Ian F]

Back from ESM

Drew - Good to put a face to a name (at last) as well as meeting up with Klaus & Henny (Hope the parts were OK) and having an enjoyable weekend meeting UK Groups and others.

Shame about the thunderstorm coming back into Cologne (Boy did it rain - even the moderns were pulling onto the hard shoulder) but the Stags soldiered on even if one UK member did have to wring their clothes out!

Got back yesterday (Tues) via Rotterdam - Hull and came all the way back on one tank of fuel (And NOT on a recovery truck), circa 800 mile round trip, No Oil used, No water used, just a drop of Power steering fluid and Stagatha never missed a beat.

Ian F
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[dasadrew]

Hi Ian,

sorry we didn't have time to chat - there was just so much going on and so many people! Catch you at another do sometime!

[Klaus Schlueter]

Hi Ian,

good to hear that you both returned home safely and w/o any problem.
Yes the parts seem to be ok, the drums look excellent and the diameter is correct. Thank you very much indeed for bringing the goods over to Europe for me!!
What a rainfall on Sunday after the ESM! I took the LH lane on the Autobahn as I hated the on and offs of all the brake lights on the middle and RH lane but reaching Cologne we gave up and took the smaller roads to Düsseldorf to catch the car train to Munich. We made it in time. The beer before we embarked was delicious!

I hope we will meet again somewhere/somewhen.

Best regards
Klaus + Henny

[Guest]

great shots from the 31st European Stag Meeting

Hallo Klaus, wirklich tolle Bilder vom Petersberg. Bin jetzt auch im Forum dabei. Liebe Gruesse, Hans Berg